Base Wellington Reviews

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515 Total Reviews

76%Value For Money

88%Security

93%Location

90%Staff

78%Atmosphere

79%Cleanliness

78%Facilities

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100%

Very great accommodation,super comfy!I particularly like the spacious main hall and the warm-hearted staff there,they always patiently help me to answer questions about scenic spots and transport.

Nick was very knowledgeable and patient in helping me plan south island. Stainless steel shower pans w excellent drains. Internet seems to be iffy for much of Wellington. Grocery store across street has lots of prepared foods and good selection so I cant comment on kitchen. Noisy at night due to the area.

Base was my favorite of the 3 hostels I've stayed in in wellington. Plenty of space in the kitchen and bathrooms and decent beds (kinda squeeky). Bar is fun but loud if you're not going out. If you are going out, its really easy to meet people and have a good time.

Thank you for choosing to stay at Base Backpackers Wellington. We really appreciate you taking the time to complete the on line survey. Great Feedback, Thanks again, Timo Hummel

91%

Great hostel, security lockers under the bed. Rooms were maybe a bit too small as not much room once everyone's bags were in there and couldn't open the windows, but only minor details. Kitchen could do with being bigger for the amount of people in the hostel but had lots of seating space and plenty of utensils etc. easy pleasant stay, cheap meals available in the hostel which was great, supermarket just 2 min walk away. Shame they don't offer free wifi or toast like hostels in Australia.

Thank you for choosing to stay at Base Backpackers Wellington. We really appreciate you taking the time to complete the on line survey. Great Feedback, I am glad we exeeded your expectations and aim to improve even further, Timo Hummel

77%

Nice hostel, however very big so the atmosphere lacked a little. Good bar downstairs with better atmosphere however! Very nice big well equipped kitchen. You were unable to open the windows in our dorm which meant it was unbearably stuffy by the morning. Otherwise an overall good hostel.

Disappointed by Base. Didn't feel particularly welcomed by staff. And when speaking to a room mate, she for some reason received meal vouchers and free toiletries which I didn't even though we both booked through hostelworld?! All female dorm was nice enough - though some slats at the end of my bed were broken which made getting out interesting. Don't store your luggage for free - make you pay 3 dollars to use limited lockers. No free wifi.

Ok place to stay, the room was cold as no one knew how to close the window. Didn't like that I had to pay to store my luggage for a few hours after check out. Staff didn't seem to care much once you checked out. Nice that they have the ladies only sanctuary, though expect a bus load of kiwi experience people at this hostel. Not my ideal situation but the stay was ok for one night.

Lives up to the standard of every other large chain hostel that thrives to be the best yet can't even see fit to maintain simple things like cleanliness. Bathrooms were absolutely horrendous, I came out feeling dirtier than when I went in. Dorms weren't that bad, comfortable enough but that's as far as the positives go. Kitchen a disaster, a 7 floor hostel and only one working microwave. I wouldn't mind if their prices weren't so ridiculous for what you get. I'm still in shock. Stay elsewhere!!

Bathroom could've been kept cleaner (was on all female floor though) but I know it is a busy hostel. More kitchen pans would be good. Props for having 2 outlets. Expensive wifi. Overall a good experience but a bit overpriced.

Thank you for choosing to stay at Base Backpackers Wellington. We really appreciate you taking the time to complete the on line survey. Thanks for the feedback and we will stock up our kitchen with more equipment, unfortunately we wont be able to reduce the cost much for for our high speed uncapped internet but i assure you, this is one of the cheapest in the country. Timo Hummel

89%

I'm all about locations when i usually look for a place to stay, and this hostel well placed. You have lots of things around(bars, restaurants, museums, quay, grocery store). The bathrooms wernt super clean but they wernt that dirty either. The staff were extremely nice and informative. It's a really big hostel so meeting people is a bit harder but still not that bad. Overall I was satisfied.

Thank you for choosing to stay at Base Backpackers Wellington. We really appreciate you taking the time to complete the on line survey. Great Feedback , We will try to improve our general cleaning standard, did anyone offer you the free walking tour or our Pub Crawl, great way to meet fellow travelers. Thanks again, Timo Hummel

Hi Florent, Thank you for choosing to stay at Base Backpackers Wellington. We really appreciate you taking the time to complete the on line survey. Great Feedback, however not entirely sure in which way as we are expensive as we are fairly cheap in every aspect. Thanks again, Timo Hummel

97%

Great hostel. It's a bugger hostel but has a good kitchen and a decent bar..the drinks were kind of expensive. The staff were all amazingly friendly and helpful!

Hi Erin, Thank you for choose in to stay at Base Backpackers Wellington. We really appreciate you taking the time to complete the on line survey. Thank for the great feedback although surprised about your comment wiht the expensive drink deals. Thanks again , Timo Hummel